Life with Archie #253

(March 1986)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie; National Child Safety Council / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you seen any of these children?

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Keywords

missing children

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Public service announcement featuring photos and info on three missing children: Tammy L. Belander (Exeter, N.H.); Nancy J. Scamurra (Amherst, N.Y); and Cary Sayegh (Las Vegas, Nev.). Also safety tips for children. "Brought to you by Archie Comics and The National Child Safety Council." (2014 update: Belander and Sayegh are still missing. DNA match in 2012 found Scamurra was murdered in 1984.)

Every Which Way But Jughead (Table of Contents: 2)

Life with Archie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos (credited as R. Margopoulos)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited as R. Ollerenshaw)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Prof. Werner Von Ludwig; Serena; Eastwood (orangutan)

Synopsis

Archie, Reggie, and Jughead get a job helping out a scientist who is doing DNA testing. When Eastwood, an orangutan, is found wearing Jughead's hat, Archie and Reggie believe that the orangutan is Jughead and they try to change him back.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #24 (February 2013)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #305 (February 2020)

Keywords

DNA; orangutan

Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts, six pages each. The reprint in World of Archie Double Digest #24 credits Frank Doyle with the script and Rudy Lapick with inks. The title is a take-off on the 1978 movie "Every Which Way but Loose."

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews

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Promo for subscriptions to Archie titles. Six issues for $3.00. Archie is dressed in a mail-carrier's uniform.

Family-Reunion (Table of Contents: 4)

Aunt Hilda's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)

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Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)

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Rod Ollerenshaw

Characters

Aunt Hilda

Indexer Notes

A scrambled word puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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I see more fun for you when you order these Archie comics!

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues of Archie titles. Two comics for $1.00. Archie is dressed as a swami and has a crystal ball.

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Archie's Activity Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie discovers a secret he won't forget...

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Promo with mail-in coupon for ordering Archie's Activity Comic Digest Magazine #3 for $1.00. Cover is depicted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie Comics; Gladstone / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Comics is proud to announce the distribution of 2 new Walt Disney Digests...

Characters

Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck

Indexer Notes

Promo for Gladstone digests distributed by Archie. Line-drawn versions of the covers to Walt Disney Birthday Party Comics Digest and Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland Comics Digest are depicted. (On the actual digests, Birthday Party has a photo background and Uncle Scrooge Goes to Disneyland has a painted cover.)

Subscribe to Katy Keene Comics and Save! (Table of Contents: 8)

Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Promo with mail-in coupon for subscriptions to Katy Keene. Six issues for $3.00. Cover to Katy Keene #14 is depicted.

Save! Subscribe and Get 1 Free! (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Double Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Promo with mail-in coupon for subscriptions to Archie's Double Digest. Cover to #21 is depicted.

A Guide to Teen-Age Boy Behavior (Table of Contents: 10)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

A facetious guide to teen-age boys' behavior, concentrating on girls and food.

Reprints

• in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #103 (March 1991)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #37 (June 1996)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #13 (April 2012)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #84 (January 2019)

Keywords

beach; dancing; fishing; kissing; mall; movies; north pole; rock music; surfing

Indexer Notes

Archie has a poster of "Bruce Springson" [Bruce Springsteen] on his wall.

Four Equals = Five? (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Keywords

blackboard

Indexer Notes

Promo with mail-in coupon for subscriptions to Archie digests. Five issues for $5.00.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie's Club News / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

First prize of $6.00 to Danna Seger (Fairbury, Neb.) for article on mistletoe. Also plug for writing local newspapers asking them to carry the Archie newspaper strip.

Make the Doll Connection! (Table of Contents: 13)

Doll Connection / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Illustrated ad for a doll's dress sewing kit for Barbie-style or Cabbage Patch-style dolls. $5.95 plus 40 cents for postage from Doll Connection, PO Box 746, Horace Harding Station, Flushing, NY 11362.

New from the Archie Comics Group (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty's Diary / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Promo for Betty's Diary #1 with cover depicted.

Fans! Now You Can Join the Brand New Archie Fan Club (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie Fan Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Fan Club with mail-in coupon. Membership kit is $3.00.

The Winner (Table of Contents: 16)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo)

Synopsis

Reggie ties Archie's shoelaces together so he will win an ice-skating race. Archie turns out to be the real winner when he skates off with Betty and Veronica.

Reprints

• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #23 (March 2013)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #96 (March 2020)

Keywords

ice-skating; race; shoelaces; trophy

Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 17)

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Captain "O"

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for selling greeting cards for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., Dept. 86AC1, Enfield, CT 06082.

Johnson Smith Company (Table of Contents: 18)

Johnson Smith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside back cover. Illustrated ad for novelties from Johnson Smith Company, Dept. 3512, 35075 Automation, Mt. Clemens, Mich. 48043.

300 Stickers and More for $3.00 (Table of Contents: 19)

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover. Illustrated ad for stickers from Pineapple Kids Club, PO Box 69, Buffalo, NY 14222. Gumball machine is used as a prop.